"We the willing, led by the unknowing, are doing the impossible for the ungrateful. We have done so much, with so little, for so long, we are now qualified to do anything, with nothing" By Konstantin Josef Jireček, a Czech historian, diplomat and slavist.

The French oil major Total is weighing a plan to build a pipeline that would offer South Sudan a way out of its impasse over oil exports. Energy Join The National as it explores alternative to fossil fuels. Learn more South Sudan has been at …

Sudan Tribune
December 9, 2011 (WASHINGTON) – The United States Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced on Thursday that it will allow exports of oil equipments to South Sudan without special permission. OFAC said it is “issuing two …

South Sudan ‘on brink of war’ with north SudanSudan Tribune
December 9, 2011 (JUBA/BENTIU) – South Sudan’s foreign minister told the BBC on Friday that the newly independent state was on the ‘brink of war with north Sudan after clashes in a contested border region. Nhial Deng Nhial said that the Sudanese Armed …

South Sudan’s ruling party forms ethics committeeSudan Tribune
December 10, 2011 (JUBA) – The South Sudan’s ruling Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM) on Saturday said it has formed a new organ to take over from its Moral Committee allegedly to implement effective and timely action against the party members’ …

South Sudan celebrates Global Anti-Corruption DaySudan Tribune
December 9, 2011 (BOR/KAMPALA) – South Sudan celebrated anti-corruption day on Friday as the world’s newest nation continues to struggle to address the issue, which is crippling efforts to develop the region, which has seen decades of conflict and lack …